Read Easy Stevenage & North Herts.

05/03/2026

Today is World Book Day - a chance to celebrate reading in all its forms 📚

For many of the adults who come to us, not being able to read with their children is a powerful motivation to seek support.

And if you know someone who’d like to learn to read in 2026, we’re here to help with free, one-to-one support. 💛

👉 Contact us at [email protected] or 07493 723781

05/03/2026

Happy World Book Day from Hitchin Library!

with the National Year of Reading 2026 and celebrate the magic of stories with Hertfordshire Libraries!

With your library card, you can:

📚 borrow a huge range of books, ebooks, audiobooks and magazines
🖱 use library computers and the internet for free
🔍 access a range of online resources, from historical newspapers to the family history websites Ancestry and Findmypast.

If you're not a member, you can join up and be a part of the library community by following the link here: https://tinyurl.com/jr6brupa

04/03/2026

1 day left to go!🎉

The countdown is on, and there’s still time to join the celebration - whether at school or at home💫

Get ready to this World Book Day!

📚Explore our £1/€1.50 book selection
📆 Join live online events
📖Check out out resources and celebration materials
🎧 Listen to free audiobooks

Discover more on our website - worldbookday.com

03/03/2026

How exciting that bestselling author Lee Child visited our wonderful local Hitchin Library! 📚✨

Our libraries have been brilliant supporters of our work to provide adults with free, confidential reading coaching, so it’s especially inspiring to see them celebrating their centenary with such a fantastic guest.

What a wonderful way to mark 100 years of the county’s library service - and to celebrate the National Year of Storytelling!

Here’s to our incredible librarians and authors who champion lifelong learning and help spread a love of reading ☺️📖

22/02/2026

Thank you for joining us on International Book Giving Day to share the love of reading with more people!

We know that learning to read as an adult can be life-changing. Readers have told us that learning to read has given them new confidence, strengthened their connections to their communities, brought them new career opportunities, and enabled them to unlock the joy of reading.

Here at Read Easy we have bold ambitions to double the number of Readers we coach to 3,000 a year by 2029.

Learn more about how you can be a part of this transformative journey: https://readeasy.org.uk/

13/02/2026

06/02/2026

We're wrapping up National Storytelling week with Jeff's Read Easy success story.

Jeff moved to the UK from Dominica in the Caribbean when he was 10 years old. Although English was his first language, teaching in the UK was very different and he started to struggle.

"I found school difficult but I always tried my best. I had to try much harder than other kids – and go over things countless times and memorise them."

Jeff now works in a warehouse and cooks Caribbean one night a week as part of a delivery business. He began his Read Easy journey with his coach over Zoom.

"The most important thing for me is to be able to read stories to my son who has just started school. That’s my goal. I’d also like to be able to understand more in work, and have other options career-wise for the future. Reading will open those doors for me. If I have a chance of something better I’m going to take it."

💬 Know someone who is ready to start their reading journey? Get in touch with us at [email protected] or 07493 723781.

👉 Continue Jeff's story here:

Jeff shares his journey of learning to read as an adult.

04/02/2026

The second Read Easy success story we're sharing for National Storytelling week is Johnathan.

‘I went to one of the worst performing schools in the country, which has since been shut down. It was perfectly normal for teachers to swear at you and call you names, and for other children to bully you.'

Johnathan's neurodiversity was never recognised at school and he left without any qualifications. He began his journey with Read Easy over lockdown, his motivation being to help his children with homeschooling. A year later, Johnathan has a newfound love of novels and a confidence in himself.

"More than anything I want to know I have achieved something in life before my day comes and to show my kids that you can do anything if you put your mind to it. Even my mother has noticed the change in me. She was smiling at me when I was reading something to her and I knew she felt proud.

I want to become something, to make an impact and to do the right thing – and I want to encourage other people like me to come forward and seek help too. Most importantly, I want to see the smiles on my children’s faces when I read to them. It’s such a massive achievement for me and nothing makes me happier".

💬 Know someone who is ready to start their reading journey? Get in touch with us at [email protected] or 07493 723781.

👉 Continue Johnathan's story here:

Johnathan shares his journey of learning to read as an adult.

02/02/2026

As part of National Storytelling Week, we’d love to share some of the inspiring stories from our readers. 💛

Before starting her Read Easy journey (and becoming a black belt in Tae-kwon-do!), Jacky navigated school without knowing the alphabet, using a number of clever ‘reading hacks’.

"Jacky would focus all of her energy on listening in class and remembering what she heard or watching a film about the topic and absorbing enough detail to get by."

These strategies followed her into adulthood - until Jacky reached out to Read Easy, wanting to be able to read with her 7-year-old granddaughter.

"Since starting Read Easy sessions, I can now write some of the words for my shopping list every week after memorising it for years which I’m really pleased about. I would love to be able to get to the stage where I can go and volunteer in school reading with the children.’

Stories like Jacky’s remind us how powerful and life-changing learning to read can be - at any age. 📖✨

💬 Know someone who is ready to start their reading journey? Get in touch with us at [email protected] or 07493 723781.

👉 Continue Jackie’s story here:

Jacky shares her journey of learning to read as an adult.

01/02/2026

28/01/2026

📚✨ Happy National Shelfie Day! ✨📚

Today we’re celebrating your bookshelves - whether they’re neatly alphabetised, a charming jumble of well-loved tomes, a showcase of culinary adventures, or stacked with cosy crime. Every shelf tells a story.

What book are you most excited to read next? Let us know in the comments! 👀

And if you know someone who’d like to learn to read in 2026, we’re here to help with free, one-to-one support. 💛

👉 Contact us at [email protected] or 07493 723781